Note: This central C (C4) is the C that is located right in the middle of the keyboard or piano.įor you to locate yourself even further, we are going to enlarge the octave highlighted in red (central C) and show the matching instrument notes registered on the staff: We will use a number next to the letter C (for example: C3) to say which octave it is in: Notice how each C has a different position on the staff, depending on the octave it is on. The figure below shows the octaves of an ordinary piano. Now let’s clarify what is the relationship of these dots on paper with the instrument. Note: You may have realized that the first thing you need to know to read sheet music is the sequence of notes, all memorized, backwards and forwards! Very well, now that you already know where G is, you can register all the other notes following the same logic that we saw above: Notice how the drawing of the clef itself begins on the 2nd line (indicated in red in the figure below). It received this name because it says that the note on the second line will be called G. The most widely used clef for guitar, piano and voice is the treble clef (or G-clef). That is why the clefs, symbols that would serve to signal the note and the reference line that were adopted, were invented. Musicians, throughout history, have chosen different positions for notes in the lines of the staves. We will talk about these extra lines shortly, for now just note that each line and space are used to represent a different note in sequence. It is also possible to create more lines to reach other octaves (the first C note in this example, as well as the last A note, are on extra lines, also called “ ledger lines“). Notice how there are 5 lines on the staff.
In the figure below, you can see the lines (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th):
Each line and space is used to represent a different musical note. This region is formed by lines and spaces. The Staff is the region where we write the musical notes. In the end, you will be mastering a new language. Just as you have memorized the sound of each letter, you will also need to memorize the way each note is represented on paper. So, as you read this chapter, you will possibly remember the moment when you learned the alphabet. Sheet music records harmonic, rhythmic and melodic ideas. It is possible to learn sheet music, and it is not difficult! We will explain everything now and show how much you will benefit from this knowledge. The problem is that learning sheet music through books is very complicated, because the explanations are difficult to comprehend. Furthermore, when a musician confesses not knowing sheet music, he usually ends up losing his reputation, and this is very inconvenient. Whoever wants to know and understand music probably dreams of learning sheet music, after all this is the most complete musical writing in existence.
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